RT sanctioned by Ofcom over series of misleading and biased articles
The Kremlin-backed news channel RT has been sanctioned by Ofcom for a series of misleading or biased programmes on the conflicts in Ukraine and...
Russia Today to launch a French-language news channel in Africa
The public Russian television, Russia Today (RT) is planning to introduce a French version of its news channel in Africa. The Russian channel will...
An odd way to make friends
RUSSIA’S behaviour in Syria resembles the fable of the scorpion who promises not to sting the frog that carries him across the river, but...
One of the Russian Internet’s Founding Fathers Wants to ‘Erase Syria From the Map,’...
Moscow’s intervention in Syria is having some funny consequences back home in Russia. One of the strangest episodes in this story is Anton Nossik’s...
MH17 – The Open Source Evidence
This report can be downloaded as a PDF here.
Introduction
This report summarizes the open source investigations into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) on...
Initial Findings of the Crowdsourced Geolocation and Analysis of Russian MoD Airstrike Videos from...
Yesterday Bellingcat launched an effort to use the Checkdesk platform to geolocate and collect additional information on videos posted by the Russia Ministry of Defence...
Russian Propaganda, Disinformation, and Estonia’s Experience
The international community faces serious challenges arising from a new mode of information warfare, which Russia has deployed during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2014-2015....
Russia launches media offensive on Syria bombing
"Russian air force begins bombing terrorist positions in Syria," screams the front of Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Coverage of Russian air strikes in Syria has...
Ukrainians Turning Away From Russian Media In 2015, Survey Finds
Internews’ annual media consumption survey shows a dramatic drop in Ukrainians’ use of Russian media. The survey shows that Russian TV viewership shrank to...
Waging a Proxy War on Russian Journalism
Much has been said since 2014 about Russia's proxy war in Ukraine, where Russian troops and equipment are often reported and even sometimes captured, but with official...